Athletes
Sally Robert
Wrestling
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 141 lbs
Born: November 30, 1980 in Grants Pass, Ore.
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Nicknames: Sals, Bulldog
Hobbies: Running, hanging out with her husband, Clay, playing with her cats CoCo and Bean, the outdoors, and home remodeling
Occupation: Wrestler, College Student, Home Depot employee
Wrestling Beginnings: Roberts began wrestling in 1995 at Sacajawea Junior High. She was the only girl on the team but her passion for the sport took hold after the first day of practice. She continued wrestling thru high school at Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington. After high school, Roberts pursued her academics and wrestling career at University of Minnesota, Morris, the first college in the nation to offer women's wrestling. She went to school and wrestled there till 2001. Roberts decided that she wanted to be closer to home so decided to make the move from UMM to Pacific University in Oregon after she found out that they were offering Women's wrestling at the club level. After one year in attendance at Pacific University in Oregon, Roberts took 5th at the National tournament in 2002. With the result of 5th and the new women's residency program beginning started at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Roberts was offered a conditional stay in the new program. After getting serious about her work ethic, nutrition and weight management, Roberts emerged from the 2003 National Championships a Champion. She made her first World Team and represented the United States at the world Championships at Madison Square Gardens in New York where she emerged with her first world bronze medal. With hard work and dedication she was able to earn another national title and world team spot on her second bronze medal at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungry in 2005.
Titles:
2006 World Team Trials- 2nd
2006 National Champion
2005 World Bronze Medalist
2005 World Team Trials Champion
2005 US National Champion
2004 Olympic Team Trials- 5th
2004 US Nationals- 3rd
2003 World Cup Champion
2003 World Bronze Medalist
2003 National Champion
2005-06 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 59/KG
Years on Team USA: 3 (2003-06)
Residence: Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Club: Gator WC
Coach: Terry Steiner, Izzy
Competition Weight: 59 kilograms
Current US Ranking: #2 at 59 kilograms
Colleges Attended: University of Minnesota, Morris; Pacific University
Currently attending: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Major: Psychology
High School: Attended Federal Way High School in Washington, where she was coached by Mike Cole, Dave Ditlefsen and Dennis Underwood
Personal: Daughter of Dale Roberts and Janet Myers... Has two brothers, Dave Roberts and Brian Carlson... U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete... Married Clayton Worthington in July 2006
Awards: 2003 U.S. Nationals Outstanding Wrestler... Received the Good Citizen Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution...